Highest FIFA, MLS Contracts for 2020
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The document discusses Kevin Weinress, a FIFA licensed players' agent, who has represented several professional soccer players and manages contract negotiations. It highlights the top FIFA contracts for 2020, with Lionel Messi earning over $90 million and Cristiano Ronaldo following with $70 million in salary. MLS player salaries are significantly lower, with the highest being Gonzalo Higuaín at $8.8 million, marking him as the only player to surpass $8 million in the league.
Highest FIFA, MLS Contracts for 2020
- 1. HIGHEST FIFA, MLS CONTRACTS FOR 2020 Kevin Weinress
- 2. INTRODUCTION Currently the Director of North America at Pro Sports Management, Kevin Weinress has spent over a decade as a FIFA Licensed Players' Agent representing professional soccer players such as Kemar Lawrence, Kei Kamara, Mauricio Pineda, Memo Rodriguez, Hunter Sulte and Tristan Blackmon to name a few. Weinress manages FIFA contract negotiations worldwide.
- 3. The most lucrative contract in FIFA belongs to Lionel Messi, who was paid in excess of $90 million by FC Barcelona in 2020. Cristiano Ronaldo earned $70 million in salary from Juventus FC, good for second overall, though his $47 million in endorsements left him just $9 million shy of Messi’s $123 million total for the year. FIFA’s top earners were rounded out by Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior, Kylian Mbappé, and Mohamed Salah, all of whom made at least $37 million.
- 4. MLS contracts are considerably lower than their international counterparts. In 2019, the average player salary was $345,867. That said, Gonzalo Higuaín of Inter Miami played on a $8.8 million contract, the most lucrative deal in the league. He was the only MLS player to make more than $8 million for the season, however, with just five players breaking the $5 million mark.